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librarymouse's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was a short read. I'm glad I read this after Into the Drowning Deep. It answers the mystery that looms over that novel. It was good to get to know Anne after only knowing her through Tori's memories of her. The entire mermaid performer troupe being torn to bits soon after a different scientist makes a quip about chumming the waters was poetic and heartbreaking. The mermaids' mimicking of human speech is haunting, especially seeing how adept they become at it in the Into the Drowning Deep. In this book, they are a marvel of nature and are understood to be more animalistic than the humans would otherwise expect them to be from myth and legend. The parallels between this novella and its sequel with the kindly, older cameramen caring deeply about the people they're charged with filming puts those who are often relegated to the background or who are erased from the storytelling into the forefront of the novel as they are heroes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Death
devynvictoria's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
The disability rep in this is great! Deaf/hard of hearing rep, ASL rep, and wheelchair rep. I hope the full novel continues this. I loved the way the ship actually required it’s crew to learn ASL in their contract. I would love to read more about David and Jovanni’s adventures. I just wish there was more, but this is a novella so that’s expected.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Ableism and Sexism
northernplunder's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Ableism and Grief
creepycrawlybookworm's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
This was an enjoyable, fast paced novella, and it drew me in after the first 30 mins or so. It felt almost like a whodunit (with the killer being mythical sea creatures) and has made me even more eager to read the main book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Grief and Ableism
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